Chapter 27: Xuan Tie and the furious Dong Zhuo pull each other
"Is this... black iron?" Ji Hao took a look and immediately thought of some kind of meteorite recorded in ancient books. He couldn't help but reveal a look of surprise and said, "What you need is what you get!"

Black iron, also known as "meteorite iron", is the main material for making magical weapons.

Lu Bu's Fang Tian Huaji, Zhao Yun's Longdan Liangyin Spear, Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Sword, and Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear were all made of meteorite iron from outer space.

Ji Hao has been searching for it over the years, but unfortunately, that thing cannot be obtained just by having money.

They are all controlled by the top dignitaries. If they don't tell you, you can't even tell who has it and who doesn't. From this perspective, although Liu Bei's family has fallen into poverty, he is still a relative of the Han royal family, and his background is still not comparable to that of ordinary people.

Because the weapons of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were all made of the black iron that he treasured.

"Is it that kind of treasure?"

It was the first time Cao Cao had seen this. Upon hearing this, he looked him up and down, then said to Ji Hao, "God is really helping you, my lord. As long as you can create a magic weapon, who in this world can be your opponent?"

Ji Hao's strength was even greater than that of Zhao Yun, Lu Bu and others, and Cao Cao knew this.

His martial arts skills had reached a breakthrough point, reaching unrivaled levels, and Cao Cao already knew about it.

In the previous battle with Lu Bu, it seemed that Ji Hao was at a disadvantage and was about to be defeated, but it was Lu Bu who was actually injured, while Ji Hao did not suffer any injury from beginning to end.

It was only because his weapon was broken that he was at a disadvantage.

In Cao Cao's opinion, if there were a magic soldier, Lu Bu would definitely be defeated!

"Although personal bravery is useful, if you want to be invincible, you still have to rely on the masses, otherwise the Overlord would not have been defeated." Ji Hao shook his head and said, "Besides, this little bit of meteorite iron is not enough!"

If it is a weapon like Fang Tian Hua Ji or Qing Long Yan Yue Dao, weighing about 100 kilograms, the meteorite in front of it is enough.

Even if it is a little bit worse, adding auxiliary materials such as refined gold and refined steel will not affect the power.

But Ji Hao is much stronger than any other general in the world. He can use a fine steel spear as a soft weapon and even break it. The weight of ordinary magic weapons is simply not suitable for him!
He felt that a weapon weighing at least 200 kilograms would be effective.

If it fits me perfectly, it would be 300 kilograms.

This weight is three times that of an ordinary magic weapon. Xiang Yu's "Black Iron Overlord Spear" was no more than this. According to the characteristics of the spear's agility, in terms of weight, a 300-jin spear is even at the same level as an 800-jin "Lei Gu Weng Jin Chui".

Let’s put aside that freak Li Yuanba.

Even if Ma Chao's ancestor, General Ma Yuan, was resurrected, he would not be able to suppress Ji Hao in terms of strength.

Therefore, the black iron that Ji Hao needed to create his own magic weapon required three times the amount of ordinary iron. The piece in front of him was not enough.

"There should be more in the palace," said Cao Cao.

Ji Hao also thought there should be.

But the palace treasury was so huge, and the rare metals were so numerous that he had no way to find them all. He could only order: "All metals, whether valuable or not, should be taken away. Don't leave any behind!"

It doesn’t matter if there are too many. Just take them all and go back to sort them out slowly.

Anyway, auxiliary materials are needed to create magic weapons.

The more the merrier.

"As ordered!"

With 20,000 troops going to move, even the treasury of the imperial city was quickly moved out. The Chengtian Army often did weight-bearing training and were familiar with the process, so carrying things did not affect their formation at all.

When they were leaving the city, Dong Zhuo, who was walking towards them, praised them, saying, "The Chengtian Army is indeed worthy of its reputation!"

"It's just so-so!" said Ji Hao.

The two said hello and left.

After Dong Zhuo entered the palace, he immediately deposed Liu Bian and ordered his son-in-law Li Ru to serve him a cup of poisoned wine to kill him. Then he supported his younger brother Liu Xie, who later became Emperor Xian of Han, to ascend the throne. At the same time, he named himself "Prime Minister".

He ranked above the Three Dukes and was in charge of all military and political affairs of the court.

He also rewarded his opponents' subordinates generously. Hua Xiong, Guo Si and Li Jue became "great generals". Not only did Lu Bu become a general, whose official position was comparable to that of the former great general He Jin, he was also granted the title of marquis.

The title of "Marquis of Han Wenxian" was higher than Guan Yu's later title of "Marquis of Han Shou Ting".

During this period, there were no county marquises or state marquises, only county kings, and they were exclusive to the Han royal family. In terms of title alone, Lu Bu had reached the top.

The reward is quite high.

"My lord, our army has been fighting for many days and our food and wages are running out!" Li Ru reminded.

Upon hearing this, Dong Zhuo immediately opened the national treasury and tried to take money from it.

But corruption was rampant in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and there was no money in the treasury. All that was left for him was an empty shell!

"Go look in the inner treasury. There must be a lot of treasures in the palace. There is also the West Garden. The money the late emperor made from selling official positions and the money from his business partnership with Chengtian Hou are all kept there!" Dong Zhuo said.

However, it would have been fine if they hadn’t looked for it. Once they did, the entire Xiliang army was dumbfounded.

Not only was the palace treasury empty, but the gate made of fine iron had even been demolished, and even the door frame was not spared. There was no gold, silver, or copper, let alone any metal at all, in the entire treasury!

"Damn it, could it be that the late emperor moved the inner treasury to the West Garden?"

Dong Zhuo went to West Garden again.

It was a disaster to see that the once prosperous Royal Commercial Street was now in a mess. All the goods and money were gone. Even the desk in the shop where Emperor Lingdi personally presided over it had been dismantled.

Because it's copper.

Not only that, Liulichang was also emptied, all the inventory was gone, and the equipment was smashed - those were the things that Emperor Ling had extorted from Ji Hao. If there was a chance to take them back, why would Ji Hao not take them?
No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat!

As for Dong Zhuo’s mood?
Sorry, Ji Hao didn’t think about it. He doesn’t care about the enemy’s feelings.

"How ridiculous!" Dong Zhuo finally reacted and said angrily: "I was thinking that Ji Hao's Chengtian Army was a little strange. Everyone was carrying large and small bags, as if they were fleeing. It turns out that they emptied Luoyang!"

The West Garden and the Imperial Palace accounted for most of Luoyang's wealth.

Now that these two places are empty, Luoyang has also been emptied out, with no more money or resources.

"Give me an order, give me an order immediately, strip Ji Hao of all his official positions and titles! Order him to hand over all his money and Chengtian Ferry immediately, otherwise I will send troops to attack him and make him die without a burial place!"

Dong Zhuo jumped three feet high, slapped his thigh and screamed.

Obviously, he was extremely angry.

Li Ru wanted to persuade him, but after thinking about it, he gave up and issued an order: "Draft an order to arrest all those who are related to Ji Hao and block all entrances and exits of Chengtian Ferry!"

……

On the other side, Ji Hao was not idle after returning to Chengtian Ferry.

When the spies brought the news that Dong Zhuo deposed Emperor Liu Bian and let Liu Xie succeed to the throne, he immediately issued a statement to fight against the enemy: Dong Zhuo has harmed the emperor, his crime is unforgivable, please all the princes in the world to punish him together!

This is a direct fall out.

Not long after, an imperial decree was issued to deprive him of all official positions and titles.

But Ji Hao ignored him and beat the messenger and sent him back, saying, "I only recognize Emperor Ling and his legitimate successor Liu Bian! Liu Xie is a despicable villain who colluded with the thief Dong Zhuo to rebel and seize the throne. He has no loyalty to his father and no respect for his father. He is not worthy of being the emperor of the Han Dynasty, let alone depriving him of the official title bestowed by the late emperor!"

(End of this chapter)